5 years ago, the WHO declared COVID a pandemic. Here's a look at the disease by the numbers
Another recent federal study, published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics in February, showed approximately 1.01 million children, or 1.4%, are believed to have ever experienced long COVID as of 2023 and about 293,000, or 0.4%, were experiencing the condition when the survey was being conducted.
Five years since COVID-19 began, readers say the pandemic is far from over. Here’s why.
Boston.com readers said the pandemic remains an ever-present threat to public health, despite much of society having moved on.
5 years after COVID-19 became a pandemic, are we ready for what’s next?
We’ve learned a lot about COVID-19 over the last five years, but big questions remain. Recent federal actions may hinder the disease’s management.
By The Numbers: What the COVID pandemic has brought over 5 years
A look at the numbers since Covid was announced as a global pandemic five years ago today, and how low vaccination rates still fuel serious infections and illnesses.
What's been learned about disease monitoring from the COVID pandemic
Are we more prepared to detect the start of a possible pandemic than we were in 2020? Some things have gotten better, and some worse.
What health experts have learned from the COVID pandemic
From the long lines for testing, to turning New York's Central Park into a makeshift field hospital, the horrors of the height of the COVID-19 pandemic might not have rang more true for those working inside the hospital emergency rooms.
How Many Americans Have Died of COVID-19?
This week marks five years since March 13, 2020, the day President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency over ...
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Covid-19 Ranks Among Deadliest Disease Outbreaks in History
Five years after the virus was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2025, worldwide deaths from Covid-19 are estimated at 19-36 ...
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Keep New Bat Coronavirus On the Radar, Researchers Say
In a study published in the journal, Cell, Jing Chen, PhD, and colleagues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Wuhan, China, ...
From inflammation to fibrosis: Research explores cellular changes as COVID-19 lung damage worsens
Researchers have uncovered changes in the cellular response throughout lung damage caused by SARS-CoV-2—the virus behind ...
Some Michiganians who survived COVID-19 still live with long-term impacts
For Kiemba Knowlin, pastor of the Jackson Memorial Temple Church of God in Christ in Flint, the pandemic was an "extremely ...
You can no longer order free COVID-19 tests from the government. Here’s where to go instead
The government's free at-home COVID-19 test distribution program is no longer accepting orders, its website says. Here's how to get tests in the meantime.
Five years after Maine’s first case, where does COVID-19 now stand?
One health care expert is concerned that lessons learned during the pandemic — the importance of transparency, trust in ...
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Updated COVID-19 mRNA-1273.815 Vaccine Effective in Adult Populations
The updated mRNA-1273.815 COVID-19 vaccine was significantly protective against hospitalization and medically attended outcomes among adults in the United States.
What COVID-19 taught us about protecting kids in future pandemics
Five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, infectious disease experts continue to ...